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Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol.…Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol.…
Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the Church. [vol. 2, part 2] with an universal history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitive age to these latter times of ours, with the bloody times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions against the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperors, as now lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realm of England and Scotland. Newly revised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time again published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the help of Christ our Lord) John Fox, which desireth thee good reader to help him with thy prayer.Actes and monuments of matters most speciall and memorable, happenyng in the Church. [vol. 2, part 2] with an vniuersall history of the same, wherein is set forth at large the whole race and course of the Church, from the primitiue age to these latter tymes of ours, with the bloudy times, horrible troubles, and great persecutions agaynst the true martyrs of Christ, sought and wrought as well by heathen emperours, as nowe lately practised by Romish prelates, especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Newly reuised and recognised, partly also augmented, and now the fourth time agayne published and recommended to the studious reader, by the author (through the helpe of Christ our Lord) Iohn Foxe, which desireth thee good reader to helpe him with thy prayer.
London: printed by John Daye, 1583London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1583
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But this notwithstanding, there is no more but either my writing is good, or bad, if it be good, the communicating thereof to your friends cannot be hurtful to me? if it be otherwise, why should you not communicate it to them, which both could and would instruct you in the truth, and reform my error.1 Let this pass, I will not contend: had I wist cometh ever out of season. Truly I were not well advised if I would not either be glad of your instruction, or yet refuse mine own reformation, but yet it is good for a man to look or he leapeth, and God forbid that ye should be addict and sworn to me so wretched a fool, that you should not rather follow the doctrine of your friends in truth, so great learned men as they appear to be then the opinions of me, having never so christen a breast.
But this notwithstandinge, there is no more but eyther my wryting is good, or bad, if it be good, the communicatynge thereof to your friendes cannot be hurtfull to me? if it be otherwise, why shoulde you not communicate it to them, whiche both could and would instruct you in the truth, and reforme my errour.1 Let this passe, I will not contend: had I wyst commeth euer out of season. Truely I were not well aduised if I would not eyther be glad of your instruction, or yet refuse myne owne reformation, but yet it is good for a man to looke or hee leapeth, and God forbid that ye should be addict and sworne to me so wretched a foole, that you should not rather followe the doctrine of your frendes in truth, so great learned men as they appeare to be then the opinions of me, hauing neuer so christen a brest.
- 1Had I wist.
Wherefore do as you will: for as I would not if I could so I cannot if I would, be noisome unto you, but yet I say I would my letters had been unwritten, if for none other cause, at least way, inasmuch as they cause me to more writing, an occupation nothing meet for my mad head: and as touching points which in my foresaid letters mislike your friends, I have now little leisure to make an answer thereto for the great business that I have in my little cure, I know not what other men have in their great cure seeing that I am alone without any Priest to serve my cure without my scholar too read unto me,